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Puff-Puff Cigar puff-puff cigar in display box — chemical risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskChemicalMay 16, 2008

Hazard

The product poses a chemical risk because the joke cigars could foreseeably be not only blown into but also inhaled, as with real cigars. The inhaled starch-talcum mixture may lead to respiratory tract irritation and inflammation and, depending on the frequency and intensity, delayed effects cannot be ruled out.

Measures taken

  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market — Other

Product description

Imitation cigar (rolled paper resembling a lit cigar), with ash at the tip. Blowing into it releases a fine white powder from the tip, which is supposed to look like real smoke.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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